Realm of Power

On the northern border of Normandy, where the war was at its worst, the barbaric wilderness was littered with the corpses of Slavs.

"Kill!" The hoofs of the cavalry group passed through the mire where the rain had gathered. The tumbling heads gurgled in the muddy puddle. The broken corpses were piled up in large pieces. The hoofs of the cavalry in the center of the Falcon were like In this way, the blood-soaked soil was raised up, and the red and black soil was thrown back into the air and then slammed down heavily. It swooped over from the rain like a bird of prey. First, the earth shook, and then there was a heart-shaking muffled thunder. Voice,

"Advance with all your strength!" Hu Keqili's goal is very clear, that is, in this distance, it is possible to overwhelm the queue of Slavs. In the white rain curtain, countless cavalry formed a huge assault array, like an efficient and huge The killing machine ran directly over the Slavs' heads, and the war horses neighed. The two sides collided heavily in the rain, making a fierce metal collision, and countless figures were trampled by the light of swords and horse hooves.

The red rainwater gathered into large and small trickles, flowing along the cracked soil, mixed with scattered silt, and flowed into the gaps in the earth. The fierce battle reached a climax from the beginning, with the fierce attack of the Falcon's central cavalry, driving them away. As the Slavic troops broke out and attacked the troops behind,

A very small number of cavalry came from the Slavic central formation to reinforce them. However, they were pulled off their horses by the scattered soldiers while they were still on the road. Everyone crowded and collided with each other, trampling to death and injuring countless people.

"Put your spear up! Don't mess up." Some capable Slavic troops faced the overwhelming falcon cavalry coming from the flanks, and faced their compatriots who were fleeing in all directions. These armored shield spearmen quickly raised their special shield spears. The spear that blocked the cavalry charge, but for a large-scale rout, the effect of this struggle was extremely limited.

"Kill" the war horse neighed. The two armies intertwined, and the two sides collided. The cavalry rolled off their horses and fell to the ground. The Slavs' shield wall was also torn to pieces. In front of the roaring cavalry group, the Slavs' thin formation was like being heavy. The wooden planks squeezed apart by the hammer broke under the powerful multi-level attack. The cavalry trampled over the heads of the entire Slavs without any hindrance, like a huge rolling dragon.

Four of the lightly-armed Thousands of Troops were like embankments hit by floods, unable to even mount a basic resistance, while the other two Thousands of Troops had just reached the flank line when they encountered an oncoming cavalry attack. , although they managed to hold on for a while, they were quickly defeated by the cavalry's multi-layered squeezing tactics. "Report, Ruita's troops collapsed!"

"Report, Lord Handu died in battle!"

The reports coming from the collapsed areas made the Slavic leaders in the central military zone look extremely ugly.

They expected that the first attack would fail, but the defeat did not mean such a disastrous defeat. In fact, the Slavs were not idiots, although their weapons were inferior. But most of the Slavic soldiers are tall cold people, and their heavy weapons can easily kill an armored Imperial soldier.

But no one expected that the other party would have the strength to face an army of 100,000 people. They also had the courage to take the initiative, following their past practice of fighting against the Imperial Army, facing an enemy with numerical superiority. The Imperial Army will not attack.

But this time, the opposing commander was obviously bold. He used five thousand cavalry as a blade to directly attack his own army of one hundred thousand. This approach can no longer be called bravery. It is madness and gambling. And the opposing commander is obviously He is just a crazy gambler. No opponent is willing to play against such an opponent. No one can know what the madman wants to do. Anyway, for now, the consequence of this crazy gamble is that he will be caught off guard and directly lose himself. Fang Dajun's flank attack was extremely miserable.

In less than two hours, battle reports from the front showed that more than 70% of the more than 30,000 troops deployed on the flanks had been defeated, and the chaos was still expanding like a whirlpool. The mountains and plains were filled with soldiers who had fled back. ,

The leaders had no choice but to raise the battle flag in the center to guide the defeated troops to gather and avoid causing greater chaos. There were inevitably some senior officers among these defeated troops. Through their dictation, the situation in the fighting area was quickly clarified.

It can be described as horrific. According to the officers who were lucky enough to escape, the enemies hiding behind the long and solid wall were so shameless. They rained arrows, threw stones, and then were crushed by the powerful cavalry raid! This kind of fighting method is almost gangster. It's completely different from the opponents I faced in the past. At any rate, you come out to form a formation and fight. Without saying a word, just engage in a wave of cavalry. I'll wipe it! Isn't this bullying?

The tribal leaders were dumbfounded and speechless. The other party's surprise and deliberateness were certainly one of the reasons, but the biggest mistake occurred on their own. The overstretched troops were like a piece of soft meat sent directly to the enemy's knife. on the tip

It turns out that in order to test the weakness of this long wall defense, the Slavic leaders deliberately used a hundred thousand troops to form a long line of more than 4,000 meters. This clumsy and long formation may be able to attack the city, but it is definitely not suitable. In response to the sudden change, an order was passed from one end to the other. Even riding a fast horse took a while, not to mention a large number of cavalry like a landslide to attack the scattered soldiers, which almost completely made the order unable to reach.

Although they were still some distance away from the fighting area, the deafening shouts and screams made the tribal leaders feel chilled all over.

It is conceivable that under the fierce assault of the enemy's cavalry, hundreds of linear arrays stretched out on our flanks in the vast wilderness, like long lines blown up and broken by the storm, were struck by the sharp and sweeping cavalry of the opponent. Under this, the whole team broke up and fled,

The soldiers screamed under the hooves of the horses, and the battle was a mess. The opponent's offensive was out of control like a raging fire. Five thousand people actually launched a frontal attack on tens of thousands of troops in such a majestic manner. This seemingly crazy attack was like a raging wind and a raging fire. Fa, if there is anything similar to say, it is comparable to the Devil in the East Courtyard on the other side of the wilderness.

The hesitation of the tribal leaders caused the battle situation on the flanks to completely collapse. Realizing that something was wrong, many Slavic formations hurriedly changed the direction of the battle. However, what greeted them was the hurling of stones from the opponent's city wall, pouring down like a storm. cluster of arrows,

You can constantly see soldiers being hit by stones and flying into the air, or directly turning into minced meat under a pile of stones.

Holding a shield in his hand, the suppressed soldier who dared not even move was directly bulldozed by the cavalry. It was terrible to see.

Some tribal leaders retreated inwardly and began to order a retreat. Some tribal leaders suggested rescuing the flanks, but all they received was silence. The army was defeated like a mountain, and they still faced a large number of cavalry swarming in. In this case, , who dares to save! ,

"With such a defeat on the flank, is there any point in rescuing now?" An old man with gray hair and a face full of deep scars like a stone carving looked at the city wall in the distance and said with twinkling eyes, "This attack was a mistake from the beginning. ," I can guarantee that what's behind the city wall is definitely not the Fifth Army of Fort Julius Ford. They don't even know who the enemy is. It's better to withdraw first and think about it in the long run! "

"What Old Patriarch Tobias said makes sense. We haven't even figured out the enemy yet. Why are we still fighting here?" Some timid Patriarchs echoed.

The rain is hazy and picturesque. The roar of battle has calmed down,

On the city wall, Fatty stared at the slowly retreating Slavic army. The sound of soldiers cheering for victory rang out from the city wall. Five thousand Falcon Guards cavalry entered through the open gate of the city wall. Their horses' hooves rumbled, bringing blood all over the ground. ,

"Your Majesty! Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission!" Hu Keqili, who was covered in blood, jumped off his horse and loudly reported to the fat man who was walking not far away.

"You did a great job! You are indeed worthy of being Hu Keqili of the Imperial Blade!" The fat man shook his shoulders with joy and joked, "Repelling 100,000 enemies with 5,000 cavalry. Such a record is enough to make you famous." It will go down in history! Tell me, hero of the empire, what are you grateful for now?"

"I don't dare. Your Majesty has arranged it well!"

Hu Keqili quickly lowered his head and said respectfully, although he had just created an almost miraculous achievement,

But Hu Keqili knew very well that it was rare in a regular war for a queue of tens of thousands of people to be dispersed by five thousand cavalry from the front. The reason for this miracle came from His Majesty Falcon's unexpectedly accurate calculations. In the eyes of the opponent, taking the initiative to attack is undoubtedly crazy, but if you include the three hundred trebuchets and 20,000 skilled crossbowmen, it is another matter!

The Slavs came from a long distance, suffered from hunger and hardship, coupled with the lack of coordination among the various ministries, the battle line was stretched too long, which gave the Falcon Army the convenience to obtain local superiority in strength.

The secret of victory lies in this,

Perhaps even the Slavs themselves did not expect that in order to ensure that the first appearance of the central cavalry would leave a huge deterrent effect on the Slavs, they had to completely scare the Slavs so that the Slavs would give up the idea of ​​continuing southward.

Fatty decided to put one-third of his troops on this attack line, which was about 500 meters long.

The uniform roaring and shaking sound of three hundred trebuchets made even the earth tremble beneath our feet.

The dense coverage of 20,000 skilled crossbow shooters transferred from the Southern Army is enough to subject the 500-meter area to a saturated attack for a long time.

Whenever the Slavic troops were discovered to be gathering, they would immediately use stones and arrows to disperse them. The Slavic troops in this area could only gather less than 20,000 troops.

The absolute advantage made the Slavs completely powerless even though they had a total of 100,000 troops. The disadvantage was that in the sudden saturation test and crushing situation, the only way to respond was to "escape" (to be continued...)